I don't really flinch when I feed him (f/t with tongs) because I'm watching him eye it up, so I know when hes going to hit it and I'm pretty far removed so I'm not scared he'll hit me by accident. My wife jumps every time though!
As far as being nervous or jumpy period, I'd never owned a snake, or even handled a snake, before I got my noodle, so the initial handling was frightening. I was so scared, couldn't do, would pick him half up and then set him down, then freak out because I figured I was stressing him out. After calming myself down and sucking it up a bit, I'm MUCH more calm with him. Basically, give it time, it gets easier!
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